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County registrar outlines voter-registration work, Act 77 impacts and costs of mail-in voting
Summary
Franklin County chief registrar Jenny Ains presented operations and rule changes affecting voter registration and mail-in voting since Act 77 (2019), described list-maintenance tasks and costs, and noted state grants that offset recent election costs.
Chief Registrar Jenny Ains told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners that voter-registration and election administration are year-round responsibilities that have expanded since Act 77 of 2019 introduced no-excuse mail-in voting and shortened registration deadlines.
Ains outlined key duties of the registration office: new registrations and updates, processing absentee and mail-in ballot requests, list maintenance (including five-year notices and National Change of Address mailings), transfer of voter files within Pennsylvania, and post-election voter-history updates. She…
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